This is an EXCELLENT little clip about what blogging is really about. This is what I’ve been trying to get across to you all this week. Maybe Mr. Sullivan’s words will resonate with you more than mine. BTW…notice one of your vocabulary words?

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Because many of you don’t know what a good scribe post looks like I am setting up a blog with scribe examples. Please note that you want to do more than a simple outline of what happened in class. Think “if I were absent today what would I need/want to know”. This thought should be your guide when it comes your turn to be the daily scribe.

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STUDENTS…PLEASE, PLEASE, if you are not going to watch the video showing you how to register your blog…remember your username is your first name and the first initial of your last name. If for some reason that username is taken then add the second initial of your last name.

So if I were to register my username would be paigel

Hopefully that’s clear, and again why you need to follow my “checklist” below in the order I’ve written it.

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This post applies to all students. Here’s a check list of things that you need to do over the next few days:

1. Have your parents read and digitally sign the Internet Parent Consent Letter. Please have this done by 9/17/11.

2. Read and digitally sign the Internet Safety Agreement. Please have this done by 9/17/11.

3. Read and digitally sign the syllabus for your class (see tabs above). Please have this done by 9/17/11. (per 1, 2 & 3 I’ll have yours posted by 9/9/11…sorry).

4. Fill out the STUDENT SURVEY. Please have this done by 9/17/11.

5. Read the previous three posts:  Tags vs. Categories, “Set-up an RSS Reader“,  ”Using Your WordPress Blog“.

6. Watch the videos (see the tab above) about setting up and using your blog.

7. Set-up your RSS reader and subscribe to this site.

8. Set-up your blog. Please have this done by 9/17/11. DO NOT SET UP YOUR BLOG UNTIL YOUR PERMISSIONS ARE COMPLETED!

9. Read the bi-weekly reader instructions.

10. Begin looking for blogs that interest you and add them to your RSS reader.

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I’m excited about the upcoming year, as I hope all of you are as well. I know it’s going to be an excellent year!

While I generally like to produce original material I recently came across this poem from a teacher to her students. Really and truly it says everything!

My Wish for You

by Michelle Te Grootenhuis

I wish…

That you wake up and look forward to school,
that some days you even LOVE going to school,
that you never dread going to school.
That every day we LAUGH OUT LOUD together.
That every day we enjoy music and DANCE.
That you feel safe.
That every day you have something GOOD to say
when your parent asks, “How was school today?”

I wish…

That you can tell I care about you
You might FEEL angry at me sometimes,
like you feel angry with your parents sometimes,
but I want you to KNOW that I sincerely care,
all the time, no  matter what.

I wish…

That you set an example of kindness for those both younger and older than you.
That you are kinder than necessary because you understand
that you can’t possibly know everything each person is going through.

I wish…

That you enjoy learning.
That you think of things in ways you never have before,
That you realize you are part of a GLOBAL community,
That you responsibly contribute.

I wish…

That you see how your writing can make a difference.
That you understand the practice we do,
That you find purpose in our audiences,
That you receive real responses.
That you write something of which you can feel proud.

I wish…

That you absolutely fall in love with reading
that you continue to love it if you already do,
that together we find “The Book” that gets you hooked this year if you don’t.
I can’t say this enough,
I wish for you all to discover the POWER of reading and writing.
I wish…
that this year you contribute to making this world a better place for everyone.
I wish…
that this year I make all of this possible for you.

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